Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-11-05
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PROCEEDINGS oF Town COUNCIL The
council net on last Thursday evening.
present the Mayor and all the councilmen.
The street committee report changing sew
eral Grades was received and nd 'p,ed. All
I cutters hereafter 10 he os uniform width of
| twn lee, aqfsl,le of curb. Eve members OF
the council viz ,Messrs. Bower, yelling
ar. Picking, Bowers and Nilliams hled
/ ineir lrote.tin writing against the resolu-
ton Cor aliug mp Coliese st.eet between
Burke and Martin streels. Fifty dollars
was appropriated for the relief OF sufferers
| By fire in spencer Roane county. W. Va.
/ The street committee WAS authorized 10 put
/ in, two stone sewers az crossing Of College
with Martin street a large amount OF
i routine business was transacted A petit
ton from 4 committe OF ministers was re-
ctiyed as follows:
/ go the Honorable Mayor and 10 the gem
HemeR Of tie CouHcu Of the city Of
Martiasbarg:
/ The I'm lersigned, being a committee of
! the ministers Association" of this city,
| appointed for that purpose, do respectful
/
to what we feel to be very grievous
/ wrong on the part OF some OF the merchants
/ OF orr city, in selling or distributing, and
| in exposing to view in their windows show
cases. etc under their business licenses,
! pictures of impure and immoral and indie
/ cent character, which are brought in UNI
der cover OF cigarette packages. Thus are
/ the virtue and the moral purity of our
| community greatly corrupted. The evil
! we discover to be very widespread. lnno-
cent girls and little children are made the
| thoughtless instruments OF conveying
those poisonous missiyes into many homes
and boys and youths and Young men are
exposed to the danger of betrayal into the
| indulgence of the foulest passions and un-
cleanest thoughts and purposes. The very
innocence of childhood itself is polluted by
this satuaic means Of advertising.
Deeply impressed with the enormity OF
this sin and feeling that prompt action Is
| imperatively demanded to stay this moral
| pestiience and the social evils which must
follow upon its continued prcvalence,your
petitioners do earnestly desire this Honor
able Council to take such steps as In your
wise Judgment you may think best TO
effectually stop this iniquity and to pre-
vent any further overflow of these fetid
waters upon our streets.
We are persuaded that 1t ia only need
full to lay this matter before you and that
you will recognize the propriety OF strong
done in some others, with view to our
prompt relief.
Respectfully submitted,
+. NJ. WOODS,
r., G. HOLLAND, Com.
JNo. EDWARDS.
WHAT TO WEAR.-What are the new
fall and water styles is what interests
every lady and when she wants to buy a
new dress or wrap she wants the latest
and newest thing out. We have made
this a study aud have taken great pains
in selecting nothing but the newest and
best styles Of dress goods and trimming.
We mention first in plain dress goods,
the all wool Henriettas. These are
very soft smooth finish with rich lustre
shades. Heliotrope, navy, myrtle, and
new brown. Next is French serge in
plain colors, new brown, Terra-cotta,
Myrtle, Bronze, Heliotro oe, Navy. An
other very desirable style is the plated
mixtures for all colors for street wear.
| Plain and mixed Tricots Of course will
still be worn. In trimmings we have
every thing in braid and bead sets for
/ WdlSb anu OdUuCl. IL ulO, otlipCo ohN
plain Velvets and Plush, Braids of all
styles. In fact we have so many differ
| ent kinds of trimmings that it is impos
sible to mention them all. We have the
largest stock ever brought to Martins.
burg and then we show them in broad
| daylight as our dress goods counter is
Immediately under the sky light. Don't
! forget we've moved one door north OF
Market House.
EMMERT & FIERY.
SAD DEATH OF Mo SEES WEIL.-Our peo-
pie will remember Mr. Moses Well,
bright genial man, who for several years
was in the clothing establishment of his
brother, MIR. David Well and they Will re-
greet to learn Of his death in Washington
| on Friday of last week. He was in BUSH
mess at lronton, Ohio, and was going to
! the Eastern cities for his fall and winter
! stock lie was taken sick ut Charlottes-
vile, Va, but proceeded TO Washington
where he stopped at the Howard House.
He retired about II p. m, Wednesday
night and on Thursday afternoon lie was
discovered in his room unconscious. with
the gas turned on. Every effort was made
| to revive him, by skillful physicians, but
without success, and he died on Friday eve
ming. His brother Mr.. David We'll, arrived
too late to see him alive. His remains
were buried in Baltimore on Sunday.
Miss ADA DoDD, daughter Of Mr. David
Dodd, who resides near Falling Waters,
recently, in the absence Of hersfather and
brother, rid the household, Of IA tramp who
had cody taken possession of a chair on
the porch. She got the shot gun,and firing
one barrel at chicken, knocked its head
off and then told Mr.. Tramp IL was time
/ for him 10 20. He took the hint-he tramp